Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-06-12
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devil OF a man. BY this time they had
reached the door OF the little house and
were dismountiug, and in another minute
Hans found himself in the presence OF one
OF the leaders OF the rebellion.
Tie wis q short, ugly nan OF about -,
with ! big nose, small eyes, straight hair
and a stoop. The forehead, however. was
good. and the whole face betrayed a keen
Ness and ability far beyond the average.
The great man was seated ut a plain deal
table, writing something with evident diff
G,ulty upon a dirty sheet OF paper, and
smoking a very large pipe,
Sit, heerru, SIT, he said when they en-
tered, waving the stem OF his pipe toward
a deal bench. Accordingly they sat down
without even removing their hats, and,
pulling out their pipes, proceeded to light
them.
How. in the name Of God. do you spell
'eNcellencys asked the general, pres
emily. 81 have spelled 1t in four different
ways, and each one looks worse than the
last.
Frank Muller gave the required infor-
nation. Hans in his heart thought he
spelled ii WRONG. but he did not dare to$ry
80. Then came another pause, only inter
rupted By the slow scratching Ola uuIll
across the dirty paper, during which Hans
nearly went to sleep; for the weather WIS
very hot, and he WAS tired with his ride.
There said the writer. presently,
gazing ut his handwriting with an almost
childish air OF satisfaction, that Is done.
A curse ON the man who invented writing.
our fathers did very well without 10; why
should not We Though. TO be- sure, It Il
useful Tor treaties with the katirs. /
don't believe you have told me right now
about that excellence, nephew. Well,
II will have to serve. When a maj writes
such a letter us that 10 the representative
al the English queen me needn't mind his
spelling: 10 will be swallowed with the
rest. and Ice learned back in his chair ami
laughed softly.
We'll. Member Coetzrc, what is it:
Al. know; the prisoners. Well, what
dId YOU do"
Hans told his story, and was rambling
ON when the general cut him short.
80 cousin. so You talk like m oN
wagon rumble and rrrak and Jolt, adryll
Of noise and turning ct wheels, hut very
little progress. They will give mp the
twelve men ,oy our four, will they Well,
that is about % fair proportion. No, II Is
not. though. tOur l;oeSS are better than
twelve EuglI>hmrn amy day-ay, better
than turty' aui hr laughed again. We'll,
the men shall be sent m As YOU arranged
they will help to eat up their last biscuits.
Good dly. cousin. Stop, through, one
word before YOU 90. { nave heard about
you AZ times, cousin. ! have heard II said
that yoU rJuUot be- trusted. Vow, ] don't
know IL that is 50. | don't believe 1t my
self ONLY, li~tea; lit should Ice 80, and
/ should lind you out. by Cod | Will
have YOU cut into rImplS with attoroN
slambockS, aud then shoot youa and send Iu
your carcass is a present 10 the English,
and as ne sud 10 he leaned forward and
brought down his list upon the deal table
with a bang that produced a most UNI
pleasant effect upon poor Hans nerves,
aud g cold CLEAN at sudden terOcity flicker
Ell in the small eyes, very d~iscOmtortIng
Tor a timid man 10 behold, however in
nOcent he knew himself 10 he.
~ swear'-he began to babhle.
Swear NOT at all, cousin; You are an
elder OF the church. There Is no need to,
besides. / told you l did not believe it OF
you: only have had one or two cases OF
this sort Of thing lately. No, never mind
who they were. You will not meet them
about again. TODD day. cousin. good day.
Forget not to thank the Almight tod for
our glorious victories. lie will expect 1t
from an elder ct the church"
Poor Hans departed cIeSttallcE, feeling
that the DAYS Of him who tries, however
skiltully and Impartially, to sit upon two
stools at once are not happy days, and
sometimes threaten 20 De short ones. And
surprising that the EngliShmen should win
after all rs IN his heart he hoped they
might-how should he then prove that he
had hoped it, The general watched him
waddlc through the door from under his
pent hruws, ahalr humorous, half menIciug
expression on his face.
"A wiudhJg, a coward; a man without
a heart for good OF for evil. Bah, nephew,
that Is Hans Coctlee. / have know hun
Tor years. Well, let him 20. lie would
sell rs IL he could, hut | have frightened
him now, aud, what Is more, il see reason,
he shall lind ! never bark unless I mean Ia
bite. Well, enough of him. Let me see,
have I thanked YOU yet lor your share IN
MaIubas All, that was = glorious victory
How many We're there OF you when you
started up the mOuntain?'
Eighty men.
And how many at the end?'
.'Ouc hundred and seventy perhaps 4
few more,
And how many OF you were hit2'
'Three-onc killed. two wounded, and
a few scratches
Wonderful, wonderful, IL was a brave
deed, and because 10 was ~ brave tt va,
successful. lie must have been mad, that
English general. Who shot him.
'Brryteuhach. Collcy held up a white
handkerchief in his hand, ami Errytruhacl
fired. and down went the general all OF q
heap, and then they all rlH hrltcr-SkrltrI
down the htJL. Yes. 1t WIS a wonderful
thing They could have beat us hack with
their leit hand. That Is what comes al
having "A righteous cause uncle.
The gcncrlI smiled grImly. That Is
what COMES at having men who can shoot,
and who understand the country, and IN,
not H!Tlld. Wei, 90 Is done, ana well uuuC,
The stars in their curses have fought toI
us. Frank Muller. and 81 tar We have con.
yuered But bow is 10 70 cud2 lou al,
uo fool, tell me how will il end
Frank Muller rose and walked twice az
and down the Room before he answered
shall I tell YOU he asked, and then,
without waiting Tor IN answer went on
1t will end IN our getting the country
back. That Is what this armiStJre means.
There are thousands OF rOOuhLaties there al
Mex. they cannot therefore he waiting tol
soldiers They are waiting for an op
p]ortuulty to yield, uncle. We shall gel
she country back. and Won will be preSl
dent OF the republic.
The old mau took a pull ut his pipe
You have a long head, Frank, aud it ha,
not run away with You. The English
government Is going to give in. The star,
IN their purse continue To fight for lis
The English government IA rs mad as it,
officers. They will give in. But 1t mean,
more than that. Frank, I will tell you